title: [Choice of vascular prosthesis material in treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms--initial results of a prospective randomized study].
abstract: A prospective, randomized trial was performed to compare 40 patients with aortic aneurysms which were treated by implantation of dacron or PTFE prostheses. Follow up was done according to a defined protocol for 3 to 34 months postoperatively. There was observed neither graft failure, vascular occlusion, perigraft-reaction nor infection in any case. In one patient a periprosthetic haematoma occurred. During postoperative follow up in each group one patient died. There were no significant differences in dilation of the material in both groups. Dacron prostheses dilated to 28.2%, PTFE to 30.5%. In both groups the graft limb dilated more in comparison to the tube.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Chirurgie, Zentralkrankenhaus Bremen Nord.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wenk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shekarriz
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Bruch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
vernacular_title: Zur Wahl des Gefässprothesenmaterials in der Behandlung infrarenaler Bauchaortenaneurysmen--erste Ergebnisse einer prospektiv-randomisierten Studie.